lluminated Arabic Manuscript, Eighteenth Century Start Price USD 1,295.00 Current Price USD 1,295.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location Belmont, MA See more about 'lluminated Arabic Manuscript, Eighteenth Century' Description al-Jazūlī, Abū `Abd Allāh Muhammad Ibn Sulaymān Ibn `Abd ar‑Rahmān Ibn Abū; Bakr (d. 870 of the Islamic calendar, corresponding to 1460 AD). DALĀ'IL AL-KHAYYIRĀT (Guide to Good Deeds). This is one of the most famous books of prayer in Islamic literature. 105 leaves; text: folio 1a – 104b; size: 12.6 x 20 cm; written surface: 7 x 13.8 cm; in beautiful, elegant, and clear naskhī script, in black ink, with headings, keywords, and markings in red ink, on beige paper, 11 lines to a page. The Arabic text is completely vocalized. All pages are ruled in several lines of gold, blue, and red throughout. All sentences are separated  in gold circles.  The opening page, and leaf 20b are illuminated in gold, blue, and red, other colors. Pages 17b and 18a contain two full‑page, miniatures, one of them representing the Ka`bah in Mecca, the other the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad in the Medina Mosque. leaves 19a, 45b, 58b, 75b, 81b, and 90b are illuminated with headpieces in gold, blue, red, and other colors.  Folio 16b contains a bouquet of roses in gold and colors.  Undated, but most likely from the eighteenth century.  Recent crushed, blue morocco, some smudges, first leaf laid down, but still a very nice manuscript. For al-Jazūlī, see GESCHICHTE DER ARABISCHEN LITTERATUR, SUPPLEMENT, II, 359.  [Code:J5sh:Ax?]  Buyer pays domestic shipping and handling charges of $12.00 and may return any item for any reason within one week of receipt, if not satisfied. International shipping costs will depend on the buyer's preference. Insurance on all shipments is an additional charge and depends on the amount of insurance desired. Often we have similar items in stock, please contact us for details or visit our worldwideantiquarian.com website. Place a Bid!